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Questions about the war
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I was sent a really long list of questions about the war..I'm not going to post them all but I thought these facts were 'interesting'
Do you know enough to justify going to war with Iraq?
Q: What percentage of the world's population does the U.S. have?
A: 6%
Q: Which country has the largest oil reserves?
A: Saudi Arabia
Q: Which country has the second largest oil reserves?
A: Iraq
Q: How many people have died in wars since World War II?
A: 86 million
Q: Did Iraq develop these chemical & biological weapons on their own?
A: No, the materials and technology were supplied by the US government, along with Britain and private corporations.
Q: How many gallons of agent Orange did America use in Vietnam?
A: 17 million.
Q: Are there any proven links between Iraq and September 11th terrorist attack?
No
Q: How many tons of depleted uranium were left in Iraq and Kuwait after the Gulf War?
40 tons
Q: What according to the UN was the increase in cancer rates in Iraq between 1991 and 1994?
700%
Q: What was the child death rate in Iraq in 1989 (per 1,000 births)?
A: 38
Q: What was the estimated child death rate in Iraq in 1999 (per 1,000 births)?
A: 131 (that's an increase of 345%)
Q: How many UN resolutions did Israel violate by 1992
A: Over 65
Q: How many UN resolutions on Israel did America veto between 1972 and 1990?
A: 30+
Q: How many countries are known to have nuclear weapons?
A: 8
Q: How many nuclear warheads has Iraq got?
A: 0
Q: How many nuclear warheads has US got?
A: Over 10,000
Q: Who said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter"?
A: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Do you know enough to justify going to war with Iraq?
Q: What percentage of the world's population does the U.S. have?
A: 6%
Q: Which country has the largest oil reserves?
A: Saudi Arabia
Q: Which country has the second largest oil reserves?
A: Iraq
Q: How many people have died in wars since World War II?
A: 86 million
Q: Did Iraq develop these chemical & biological weapons on their own?
A: No, the materials and technology were supplied by the US government, along with Britain and private corporations.
Q: How many gallons of agent Orange did America use in Vietnam?
A: 17 million.
Q: Are there any proven links between Iraq and September 11th terrorist attack?
No
Q: How many tons of depleted uranium were left in Iraq and Kuwait after the Gulf War?
40 tons
Q: What according to the UN was the increase in cancer rates in Iraq between 1991 and 1994?
700%
Q: What was the child death rate in Iraq in 1989 (per 1,000 births)?
A: 38
Q: What was the estimated child death rate in Iraq in 1999 (per 1,000 births)?
A: 131 (that's an increase of 345%)
Q: How many UN resolutions did Israel violate by 1992
A: Over 65
Q: How many UN resolutions on Israel did America veto between 1972 and 1990?
A: 30+
Q: How many countries are known to have nuclear weapons?
A: 8
Q: How many nuclear warheads has Iraq got?
A: 0
Q: How many nuclear warheads has US got?
A: Over 10,000
Q: Who said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter"?
A: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
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All those facts are well known arent they?